Show THE LITTLE LITTLE- MARKET She was small and round and rosy She was usually a lucky happy-go-lucky little creature you would judge but today as she stood at the little station waiting for the car there was an unwonted unwonted unwonted un un- wonted look of serious importance upon her face This importance was evident also in her dress and manner for she sat bolt baIt upright on on the hard backless bench her brown hair parted and braided in two unusually tight little tails pig-tails below below below be be- low her ears while an elastic under her chin held in place her II Sunday hat A womans woman's pocket pocket- pocketbook pocket book tightly clasped in her chubby hands told the whole story- story she was going to market for mama She rose slowly as the car came in insight insight sight and waited bes beside de the track for it to stop The conductors conductor's teasing remark she passed over unnoticed as with grave dignity she allowed him to help her up the car Once inside she sat down on the edge of the seat spread out her scanty skirts to look as much as possible like voluminous draperies then sat quite stiff and still with the beloved purse clasped against her bosom She did not once glance at the passengers passengers passengers pas pas- and did not heed the kindly glances of the business men the friendly smiles of the school girls or even the crowing baby which another time would have thrown her into an ecstacy of de de- light She kept her eyes fastened anxiOusly anxiously anxiously upon the opposite window and its swift changing hanging scenes Once she rose hurriedly as the car passed passed passed pas pas- sed a corner but the conductor smiling smiling smiling smil smil- ing shook his head and she sat down again Still she twisted uneasily in her J seat until the right corner was reached and the conductor rang ang the bell and motioned to her An An- hour later she entered the next outbound outbound outbound out out- bound car The Th-e errand had been done The purse empty now was still still held held carefully but the chubby face was happy and flushed with triumph The The- brown hair had slipped a little from the tight braids and was curling softly rOl round nd the face The II happy Sunday hat was slightly awry She noticed the cooing baby now and made friends with it playing II peek a boo behind her handkerchief so that it crowed aloud She nodded to the others in the car who were evidently her friends and when the little station was reached again she smiled at the conductor as he ashe he gently lifted her down Don Juan |